Review of the Resfest Short Film Festival, Nov 17-22 2005, ACMI Melbourne.( Printed in Real-Time magazine ). ( Update: added some pix and links to watch movies mentioned. ) For better or worse, Resfest comes through town like the dinosaur … Continue reading
by j p, January 28, 2006 1 Comment
Am gathering a list of *good* & intriguing video/experimental moving image/ media festivals around the globe. Not feature film festivals as such, just gatherings trying to push the form in some way. Will add a few lines explaining each, and … Continue reading
by j p, January 17, 2006 1 Comment
If your new year’s resolution revolved around watching less television, this list of online video portals should save you switching on the box until we’re 2007 times around the sun. If Mp3 = the new radio, what else can Mp4 … Continue reading
by j p, January 11, 2006 5 Comments
Alongside books about the Suicide Girls, and a DIY guide to everyday chemistry, renegade publishers FeralHouse Press recently released ‘The VJ Book: Inspirations and Practical Advice for Live Visuals Performance’, by Paul Spinrad. Featuring a stack of interviews with long-time … Continue reading
by j p, December 13, 2005 0 comments
Hooked up with an old friend recently, a slap bass maniac back in the day who is now busy satellite-mapping the planet. He’s been reading the Lev Manovich classic: The Language Of New Media, and various Marshall McLuhan books and … Continue reading
by j p, December 1, 2005 10 Comments